A one question multiple-choice test for SUNY students and the parents who (mostly) pay to send them there. 1. A teacher at SUNY is being considered for tenure. Which of the following should be given the least weight in this decision. a. The quality and effectiveness of teaching b. The quality and effectiveness of advising and mentoring of students c. Publication of six to eight articles on early Christian, Byzantine and medieval art in prestigious, peer-reviewed journals I know how I would have answered as a parent whose children graduated from SUNY-Geneseo and SUNY-New Paltz. And its the same answer I would have given as a faculty member at SUNY-Oneonta. Steve. c Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/03/23/louisville-lawsuit-raises-concerns-familiar-those-tenure-track#ixzz1pwnhOWm2 Inside Higher Ed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steven J. Gilbert, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Psychology State University of New York, College at Oneonta [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Home Page: http://employees.oneonta.edu/gilbersj/stevepage.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________ From: Teaching Breakfast List [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pence, Harry Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 8:02 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: A cautionary note to young faculty I suspect that this is unusual only in that the woman involved is going to court to sue the college. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/03/23/louisville-lawsuit-raises-concerns-familiar-those-tenure-track This is must reading for young faculty. Harry Harry E. Pence SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus SUNY Oneonta